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Joint statement on the 10-year anniversary of deadly reprisals against Chinese activist Cao Shunli
Today, we pay tribute to Cao Shunli’s legacy, one that has inspired countless human rights defenders in China and abroad. We urge UN Member States to call for a full, independent, impartial investigation into her death. We reaffirm that no perpetrator of reprisals, no matter how powerful, is above scrutiny,…
Joint statement on the religious freedom implications of Article 23 legislation
Today 16 international experts in freedom of religion or belief have expressed “profound and grave concerns” about the implications of the new Article 23 security law Hong Kong’s government is currently pushing through. It directly threatens religious freedom, and in particular the confidentiality of the Sacrament of Penance (otherwise known…
Mass detention of Tibetans trying to save monasteries
The Chinese government has reportedly detained more than 1,000 Tibetans amidst protests over a dam project that would force two villages to relocate and destroy six Buddhist monasteries in southwestern China’s Sichuan Province.
Early Rain Church members harassed and leaders detained on fifth anniversary of crackdown
Authorities in Chengdu in China’s Sichuan Province resorted to various illegal measures to prevent leaders and members of Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) from taking part in an online prayer meeting on 9 December 2023.
Over 500 refugees forcibly repatriated from China to North Korea
There are credible reports that over 500 North Korean refugees have been forcibly repatriated from China.
China: Release human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng and end the practice of enforced disappearances
Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng has been disappeared for six years. CSW and other NGOs call for his immediate release and to end the practice of enforced disappearance.
NGOs call on governments and Lao authorities to ensure the immediate release of Chinese human rights lawyer Lu Siwei
CSW joined 60+ NGOs around the world calling for the immediate release of prominent Chinese human rights lawyer Lu Siwei by Lao authorities.
House church leaders prosecuted as criminal ‘clique’
Three leaders of Linfen Covenant House (‘Shengyue Jiayuan’) Church in China’s northern Shanxi Province have been accused of forming a criminal ‘clique’ and obtaining ‘illegal income’ amounting to 780,000 yuan (approx. £85,000), according to a statement published by the church on 29 June.
China Tiananmen Mothers call for justice ahead of anniversary
The Tiananmen Mothers Group has released a statement about their determination to seek justice for those killed during the government crackdown on student protests in Tiananmen Square on 4 June 1989.
Five Christians released on bail in rural Yunnan
Five Christians who had been detained since August 2022 for leading Bible studies were released on bail by the authorities in China’s Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province on 7 May.
